About the Film

Grand Central

On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan.

Archival Stills Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University in the City of New York Boris Yale Klapwald courtesy of Brain Ink Brown Brothers, Sterling, PA c2001 New York City Police Department. All rights reserved. Used with permission of the New York City Police Department Charles Pappas Collection of the New Rochelle Public Library Collection of the New York Historical Society Corbis Courtesy of Dakota County Historical Society Courtesy of Mary Lindlau and Courtesy of the Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, August KruzenskPhotographs courtesy of the New York Transit Museum Courtesy of the Queens Borough PUblic Library, Long Island Division, Borough President of Queens Photographs and Courtesy NYC Municipal ArchivesCulver PicturesDavid Rumsey Map CollectionFrank English/MTA Metro=North RailroadGetty ImagesGrand Central Terminal Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at AustinMatthew Brady photograph provided courtesy of Mr. Alfred G. VanderbiltPrints and Photographs Division, Library of CongressSchenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche PlanetariumThe New York Public Library, Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsThe Railroad Enthusiasts of New York at The Williamson LibraryRare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Durham, North CarolinaTunnel Shield During Construction Looking East, March 29, 1905, Pennsylvania Railroad, Conrail Public Affairs Office, MG-286 Penn Central Railroad Collection, Pennsylvania State ArchivesThe New Jersey Room, Jersey City Free Public LibraryN.Y. Herald Newspaper images courtesy of ProQuest UMIWASA/Studio A Successor Firm to Reed & Stem; Wank Adams Slavin Assocaites LLP New York, NY